India-Pakistan latest: Pakistan warns of ‘clear and present’ threat of nuclear war after India strikes kill 31
India-Pakistan latest: Pakistan warns of ‘clear and present’ threat of nuclear war after India strikes kill 31
India says it hit nine targets within Pakistani territory in pre-dawn strikes as crisis explodes with heavy shelling along the Kashmir border
in Delhi
,Mohammad Dawood,Alex Croft,Rebecca Whittaker
Thursday 08 May 2025 05:22 BST
Aftermath in Pakistan-administered Kashmir following Indian missile strikes
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Pakistan‘s defence minister Khawaja Asif has warned there was a “clear and present” threat of possible nuclear escalation with neighbour India.
Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to “avenge” the deaths of 31 people after India hit Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir with pre-dawn airstrikes on Wednesday. India said it targeted nine militant hideouts in retaliation for a terror attack that killed 26 tourists in April.
Pakistan said it shot down some In
